Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration

Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration takes an interdisciplinary look at the myriad human aspects of ecological restoration. In twenty-six chapters written by experts from around the world, it provides practical and theoretical information, analysis, models, and guidelines for optimizing human involvement in ecological restoration projects.

The book delves into the often-neglected aspects of ecological restoration that ultimately make the difference between projects that are successfully executed and maintaned with the support of informed, engaged citizens, and those that are unable to advance past the conceptual stage due to misunderstandings or apathy. The lessons contained will be valuable to restoration veterans and greenhorns alike, scholars and students in a range of fields, and individuals who care about restoring their local lands and waters.

Auteur

Dave Egan has been involved in ecological restoration for twenty-five years, including editing the journal Ecological Restoration and the book The Historical Ecology Handbook. Evan E. Hjerpe, Ph.D., works for The Wilderness Society in Anchorage, Alaska, as an ecological economist with an emphasis on forest management. Jesse Abrams, Ph.D., is a natural resource sociologist with expertise in collaborative and community-based restoration activities.

Contenu

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Eric Higgs

1. Why People Matter in Ecological Restoration

Dave Egan, Evan E. Hjerpe, and Jesse Abrams

PART I. Participation: Volunteers

2. Restoration and Stewardship Volunteerism

Marty Lee and Paul Hancock

3. From Adversity to Diversity: The Cape Florida Project

Kellie Westervelt

4. Restoring Coasts and Connections on a Southern Australian Coastline

Matthew Fox

5. Inclusive Urban Ecological Restoration in Toronto, Canada

Allegra Newman

PART II. Participation: Collaboration

6. Public Participation and Socioecological Resilience

Javier Escalera Reyes

7. Collaboration: A Catalyst for Restoration

Nils D. Christoffersen

8. Community-Based Forest Management in Arcata, California

Mark S. Andre

9. Ecological Restoration as the Zone of Agreement in Southeast Alaska

Karen Hardigg

PART III. Power: Politics, Governance, and Planning

10. Toward a Political Ecology of Ecosystem Restoration

John C. Bliss and A. Paige Fischer

11. Ecological Restoration across Landscapes of Politics, Policy, and Property

David Brunckhorst

12. The Policy Context of theWhite Mountain Stewardship Contract

Jesse Abrams

13. Climate Change Implications for Ecological Restoration Planning

Mark Buckley and Ernie Niemi

PART IV. Power: Restoration Economics

14. Merging Economics and Ecology in Ecological Restoration

Yeon-Su Kim and Evan E. Hjerpe

15. The ARISE Project in South Africa

James Blignaut, Jotte van Ierland, Travor Xivuri, Rudi van Aarde, and James Aronson

16. Jobs and Community in Humboldt County, California

J. Mark Baker and Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson

17. Game Theory Tools for Improving Ecological Restoration Outcomes

Mark Buckley and Karen Holl

PART V. Perspective: Eco-cultural Restoration

18. Restoration and Reciprocity: The Contributions of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Robin Kimmerer

19. Implications of Landscape History and Cultural Severance for Restoration in England

Ian D. Rotherham

20. Eco-cultural Restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshes, Southern Iraq

Michelle Stevens with Dr. Hamid K. Ahmed

21. Environmental Art as Eco-cultural Restoration

Lillian Ball with Tim Collins, Reiko Goto, and Betsy Damon

PART VI. Perspective: Restoration-Based Education

22. Restoration-Based Education: Teach the Children Well

Elizabeth McCann

23. Great Plains Environmental Education: A Personal Reflection

William S. Whitney

24. Realizing the Educational Potential of Ecological Restoration

Kern Ewing and Warren Gold

25. Educating Teachers and Increasing Environmental Literacy

Rick Hall and Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong

26. Synthesis: Participation, Power, Perspective

Dave Egan, Jesse Abrams, and Evan E. Hjerpe

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